TikTok becomes vital weapon in Palestinians digital war As Twitter and Facebook suspended accounts supporting the Palestinian cause in the recent escalation, Palestinians turned to TikTok to mobilize international sympathy and fight the Israeli narrative. A young Palestinian man takes a selfie in front of his destroyed house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip after it was hit by Israeli airstrikes, on May 26, 2021. - SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images
June 1, 2021
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Millions of Palestinians and supporters of the Palestinian cause have posted videos with the hashtag #Free Palestine on TikTok. The app, which is usually used for entertainment, promotes content based on geography.
Digital rights group slams Israeli attempt to censor Palestinians on social media May 17, 2021 at 2:41 pm | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
Sada social logo [Sada Social] May 17, 2021 at 2:41 pm
A Palestinian platform designed to protect online content shared by Palestinians has criticised Israel s attempt to impose its hegemony on social media platforms and censor content about the occupation state s ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood as well as its war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip.
A statement from Sada Social followed a meeting last week between Israel s Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, and executives from Facebook and TikTok where he asked them to remove anti-Israel content. Sada pointed out that social media users advocating for Palestine and its people have since reported many violations of their digital rights.